Decisions Monthly May/June 2019 Issue Published by: Group 3 Computer Tech Class IN THIS ISSUE On the cover: Invisible Disabilities (Melissa S.) Pg. 2: Staff Spotlight (Destinee M. & Jalyssa H.) Pg. 3: Sports (Gavin L.) Technology (Michael B.) Pg. 4: Fitness (Alex A.) Women’s Rights (Mason K.) Music (David L.) ...making “Weiser” Decisions for over 20 years! Invisible Disabilities By: Melissa Slimmer Today I'm going to be talking about Disabilities, more specifically, Invisible Disa- bilities. Invisible Disabilities are invisible until they start flaring and acting up, then they aren’t invisible anymore, hence the name Invisible Disabilities. There are various types of Invisible Disabilities, some of them are… Autism Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain Gastroparesis Joint Damage/Joint Pain Tachycardia These are all just some of the types that are under the label, Invisible Disabilities. Everybody gets affected by them in very different ways, not everybody can deal with it the same [ie medication, and treatments.] I live by this quote, “Not All Disabilities Are Visible.” It means don’t judge someone just because they might be disabled. It also means you can’t judge if someone is or isn’t disabled. {Photo cred: Google} Meet Mrs. Goudy By: Destinee Merryfield Q: What subject do you wish you could teach? A: Health Q: What do you wish you could change about the Interview with Ms. Ashley school system? By: Jalyssa H. A: They truly are they focus more on testing then what's best for the student Q. What do you see as the main role of a school social Q: Do you like teaching in smaller classes? worker? A: Yeah because I learn to understand them more. A. To provide more case management services but basically just to be here to support everyone. Q: Craziest thing that happened while you were teaching? Q. What's your favorite thing to do in the summer? A: I had a kid try to climb out of my class room A. I like to take pictures like a portrait photographer, window and he knocked himself out (it’s funny, but it’s really not funny. PS he was ok) I also like to go to the beach with my husband and my dog Charlie Moon. Q: What do you hate about being a teacher? A: Not being able to help as much as I want. Q. What is your favorite genre of music? Q: What's your favorite color? A. Early 2000s hip hop and the Jonas Brothers. A: Pink Q. If you could tell your high school self one thing what Q: Do you have any hidden talents? A: She trains dogs with her hubby. would it be? A. I would tell myself to not worry so much about the Q: What is something we would be surprised to know future because everything has a way of working itself about you? out. A: She was once almost homeless. Q: Do you have a favorite quote from a student? Q. who is your hero and why? A: Jake said, “You're the first teacher to help me A. My mom and my dad because they came from understand math!” (she hates math) troubled childhoods and really made something of themselves from nothing. Q: What would be your last meal? A: Burger, fries, and a milkshake Q. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Q: What trend are you puzzled with? A. I'll be 35, maybe have some kids and definitely A: Piercings everywhere have a nicer car. Q: What's the difference between your am and pm classes? Q. What's your favorite holiday and why? A: In the am, her kids are more awake. In the pm, A. My favorite holiday is Halloween because my kids just want to go home. birthday is a week before and because I’ve always just loved everything Halloween. Q: Did you like school? A: I liked the social part of it and if we had cool Q. If you could visit anywhere in the world where would teachers, otherwise, I would totally not be in class. it be? Q: What’s your favorite period of the day? A. I would go to Hawaii. A: First period class because I like starting off my day with students who always make me smile and laugh. Q. What makes you laugh the most? A. My husband, my best friends, and people falling. Q: Why do you work with kids in an emotional support setting? Q. Have you ever had a nickname? What was it? A: Because the kids aren't given a fair chance to A. I've had a few... Noodle, A. Millz, and Ash. show who they are. No one looks past the behavior to find the cause or to see who they really are inside. 2 NBA The NBA is in the second round of the playoffs and the teams that are in it are, The Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics. The team I think that is going to win is the Milwaukee Bucks because Giannis Antetokounmpo is an By: Gavin Long unstoppable freak of nature. Now that the second round is over, here are the teams that still remain; Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Toronto Raptors. On Tuesday, May 14th the NBA draft lottery will be announced. What is the draft lottery you may ask? The draft lottery is when the NBA chooses the order of the draft. The big story of the NBA draft is Zion Williamson and what team he will go to. Some of the teams that people think he will go to are the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Atlanta Hawks. I want him to go to the NY Knicks! NHL The NHL playoffs are in the third round and the teams that are left are the St Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Boston Bruins. The San Jose Sharks will WIN the whole thing in my opinion, because they have the best all around roster in the NHL. [Photo Credit Google Images] Which CPU is Better (Intel or AMD) By: Michael Barone Intel and AMD Ryzen are competitors in the CPU market. Not many normal people have heard of AMD Ryzen CPUs unless you have been studying computers. For most people, Intel is better than AMD. Intel’s platform is faster and cheaper. Intel’s Core i7 7700K processor can go for around $500. An AMD Ryzen 1800X CPU costs $699. A comparable AMD system will cost more. This is a test someone made showing the performance of 3 different Intel cores and 1 AMD core: Generally speaking, Intel’s 7th Generation processors are faster than AMD’s Ryzen processors but there are exceptions. In general usage Intel wins but when an application or game that takes full advantage of all the available cores, Ryzen can be much faster. 3 Teen Fitness Equality for Women By: Alex Ayala By: Mason Kwasnaza Do you think men and women should have equal rights Things you SHOULD do when you workout. for everything? There are many jobs that men and First, wear the right clothes. Usually you would women can do equally, but they still aren’t paid equally. I wear shorts and a t-shirt. think women should be paid equally for the same things men are. How about jobs that are physical? The supreme Bring water. Make sure you hydrate when you are working out. court ruled in 1981 that only men could be drafted. At that time women weren’t allowed on the front lines, so You need to have a workout plan. You need to drafting them made little sense. In 2015, the U.S. made a workout safely; you can't just go in the gym historic move by opening combat roles to women. So inexperienced and lift something way heavier than now, women can have a combat role if they meet the you. You have to lift something that you can lift and keep moving up slowly. physical requirements. People against drafting women the same as men say that it would take a lot longer to You need to have motivation like music or a find the small amount of women qualified to serve from good person to motivate you. the draft. I think women can have a combat role, but not Cool down after the workout and only workout by draft. Firefighting is also a physical job. Only 3.1% of every other day. firefighters are women in the U.S. Women are allowed to be a firefighter but only a small amount are fit enough to Things you SHOULDN’T do when you do it. This is still a very hot topic open for a lot of debate. workout. Don’t forget hydrate when working out be- YOU GO GIRLS!! cause you will lose energy faster. Don’t eat un- healthy stuff like junk food because you will get fat. Don’t forget to stretch after you are done working out because your bones, muscles and other body parts will ache and hurt. Don’t push yourself to hard and don’t be lazy. 10 of My Favorite Songs By: David Loyst There are a lot of different types of music I like to listen to, some of them are, country, punk rock, rap, many others genres. But my favorite genre I like to listen to is rap; my second genre is punk rock. My top favorite songs would be: 1.